U23 League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Celedonio Argina made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 3 minutes, Anacleto Ioritz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brasil off's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anacleto Ioritz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Victorino Gaufred stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabricio Flores's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Brasil off's Fabricio Flores nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victorino Gaufred made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 9 played minutes Brasil off got a freekick which was hit by Placido Beltza. Victorino Gaufred didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Casimiro Firmin went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Victorino Gaufred took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anacleto Ioritz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Casimiro Firmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Gaufred saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Piratas FC's David Cordarius got a free kick in the 20th minute. Florencio Lixandro, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Brasil off getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Lei Xiong Zhan hit a great ball. In the 33rdth minute of the game Anacleto Ioritz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Piratas FC's Victorino Gaufred was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 40 minutes of play, Brasil off's Anacleto Ioritz made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victorino Gaufred was left in no man's land by his defense there! Victorino Gaufred showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Firmin in the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Firmin in the 46th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Victorino Gaufred to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Casimiro Firmin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brasil off fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabricio Flores to make the kick off. Fabricio Flores fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorino Gaufred having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Casimiro Firmin put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Victorino Gaufred. Fabricio Flores's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Victorino Gaufred skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Victorino Gaufred showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Pasqual, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Fabricio Flores's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victorino Gaufred was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Victorino Gaufred took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Pasqual, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Anacleto Ioritz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victorino Gaufred was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Victorino Gaufred was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomás Pasqual showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 74 minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goalkeeper Victorino Gaufred had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabricio Flores. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anacleto Ioritz in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorino Gaufred saved Piratas FC from getting behind. Victorino Gaufred showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anacleto Ioritz, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the Piratas FC defense, Anacleto Ioritz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victorino Gaufred. The Piratas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victorino Gaufred should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Brasil off's Tomás Pasqual slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Victorino Gaufred. That made the score 0-8 after 89 minutes of play. Anacleto Ioritz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Victorino Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goalkeeper Victorino Gaufred had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabricio Flores. The Brasil off players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.